BANGKOK , Thailand -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- After 17 hours , Kerri Gannon and her husband were still stranded in an airport in Bangkok , Thailand , Wednesday , trying to find a way home to the United States after the facility was occupied by crowds of protesters and closed .

Anti-government protesters gather in front of Bangkok 's Suvarnabhumi airport early Wednesday .

The newly married husband and wife , in Thailand for their honeymoon , were struggling to find a way home to California after explosions at two Bangkok airports wounded four people and both airports were shut down .

The day before , thousands of anti-government protesters stormed the airports to protest the return of Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat from an economic summit in Peru .

`` The upper level outside is really crowded with protesters and for the most part they 're kind of quiet and polite , '' Gannon said from the airport . `` They 're roaming the airport , they 're cheering and clapping and walking around , but it 's clearly their domain . '' Watch protesters clash ''

It was not clear which of the two occupied airports she was speaking from , but tourists were stranded in both .

The People 's Alliance for Democracy , which is leading the protests , said it will not end its occupation of the airports until the prime minister resigns . They accuse his government of being a front for ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra .

Ongoing protests caused authorities to cancel all incoming and outgoing flights at the main hub , Suvarnabhumi International Airport , which handles 60,000 incoming passengers daily , an assistant to airport director Serirat Prasutanond told CNN .

Pro- and anti-government protesters also exchanged gunfire Tuesday , a Thai police official said . Protesters with golf clubs and long wooden sticks clashed with airport taxi drivers , with each side throwing objects at the other . Watch what 's causing the protests ''

Protesters blockaded people trying to get to one of the airports . They directed travelers to exit onto the access roads . See more photos ''

`` I 'm trying to get out of this place , but I 'm stuck , '' iReporter Arjan Sing , who was on a two-week vacation to India and stopped in Bangkok to visit a friend 's family . `` When we took the exit there were lots of tourists standing around wondering what they were going to do . ''

Gannon said the situation started off fairly relaxed , but tensions were escalating .

`` As more and more tourists leave -LSB- the airport -RSB- , the fact that we do n't have any information and there 's no one to give us information , now we feel stranded here and we do n't know where to go , '' Gannon said . `` It seems a little bit more hostile than it was earlier . ''

Gannon said she 's heard nothing from airport personnel and her quest for answers is hurt even more by the fact that many people in the airport speak no English .

`` I do n't know what happened to my flight , '' one woman waiting in an airport told CNN . `` They wo n't talk to us and I 'm angry and sad because I have two small children and they 're sick so we want to go home . ''

The airlines have also been mum on the situation , Gannon said , making it difficult for them to decide whether to wait it out at the airport or try to find a hotel .

`` We 've had absolutely no contact from our air carrier , '' Gannon said . `` But that seems to be universal across the board . ''

One traveler said the wait was frustrating .

`` They 've started coming through and telling us that we possibly might be out of here in the morning , '' he told CNN . `` But either way , there 's no problem . We just sit here and relax and enjoy the ride . ''

Gannon said she and her new spouse just hope to get home sometime in the near future .

`` We 've been gone for 17 days and -LSB- the honeymoon -RSB- was good -- until now , '' she said . `` We are just trying to go home , get back to work and Thanksgiving . ''

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Airports closed after blasts , and thousands of protesters taking over

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Kerri Gannon , husband , on honeymoon in Thailand , stuck for 17 hours

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Protesters swarmed the airports , said they wo n't leave until prime minister resigns

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Continuing protests ; travelers have no information about what 's going on